Ronald McDonald

clown mascot of McDonald's restaurant chain
Person mascot_character Q837716
Ronald McDonald
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Ronald McDonald

Summary

Ronald McDonald is a mascot character[1]. He was born on January 7, 1963[2]. He worked as a clown[3]. He ranks in the top 3% of mascot_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,959 views/month).[4]

Key Facts

  • Ronald McDonald was born on January 7, 1963[2].
  • Ronald McDonald worked as a clown[3].
  • Ronald McDonald is the creator of Terry Teene[5].
  • Ronald McDonald is the creator of George Voorhis[6].
  • Ronald McDonald is recorded as male[7].
  • Ronald McDonald's instance of is recorded as mascot character[8].
  • Ronald McDonald's Commons category is recorded as Ronald McDonald[9].
  • Ronald McDonald's voice actor is recorded as Squire Fridell[10].
  • Ronald McDonald's voice actor is recorded as Jack Doepke[11].
  • Ronald McDonald's voice actor is recorded as Bob Stephenson[12].
  • Ronald McDonald's voice actor is recorded as Wendel Bezerra[13].
  • Ronald McDonald's given name is recorded as Ronald[14].
  • Ronald McDonald's given name is recorded as Donald[15].
  • Ronald McDonald's from narrative universe is recorded as McDonaldland[16].
  • Ronald McDonald's present in work is recorded as The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald[17].
  • Ronald McDonald's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ronald McDonald'}[18].
  • Ronald McDonald's hashtag is recorded as ronald_mcdonald[19].
  • Ronald McDonald's first appearance is recorded as 1963 Ronald McDonald commercial[20].
  • Ronald McDonald's advertises is recorded as McDonald's[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Character[22]

  • Began / founded: 1963[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4920bbd3-bc45-4cef-ace4-a44759ea01bf[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Ronald McDonald was born on January 7, 1963[2].

Career and Affiliations

Ronald McDonald's professions included clown[3].

Works and Contributions

Created works include Terry Teene[5], a songwriter[25], 1942–2012[26], of United States[27] and George Voorhis[6], an actor[28], 1923–1989[29], of United States[30].

Why It Matters

Ronald McDonald ranks in the top 3% of mascot_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,959 views/month).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What did Ronald McDonald do for work?

Ronald McDonald worked as clown[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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